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Sister Marie Eleanor Shaw
...faithfulness and love,” continued Sister Ann. One of five children of Harry and Marie (Dawson) Shaw, Irene Mary Shaw entered this world Feb. 27, 1916, in Chicago. She attended St. Viator Grade School and Providence High School, both in Chicago. She entered the Congregation Aug. 22, 1933, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1936, and 1942, respectively. Sister Marie Eleanor earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana...
Our sisters in Asia speak: What it means to be a Sister of Providence
...bringing God’s love and hope to others through my ministry and living out our charism of Providence through my life of prayer, community living and the three vows. Seeing the needs of our society and giving needed service to the people in need, especially the disadvantaged, is life-giving to me. My current ministry in special education energizes me as I can serve the individuals and their families.” Sister Mary He: “The freedom in Providence: I try to live ‘here and...
Ask Sister Dina: How many Sisters of Providence are there and what are their roles?
...life to which we are called, we each endeavor to live out with integrity and enthusiasm our mission. The mission of the Sisters of Providence to collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. Some ministry areas in which Sisters of Providence serve include serving within the Congregation or within the Catholic Church in parishes or arch/diocesan ministries. Other sisters serve in spiritual direction, education, social and outreach services and healthcare,...
Three Sisters of Providence celebrating Golden Jubilees
...Jo, formerly Sister Mary Joel, entered the Congregation on Sept. 12, 1966, from Holy Name, Beech Grove. She professed perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1978. She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She received an associate of applied science degree in nursing from Indiana Central. Sister Mary Jo has ministered in Indiana, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and California. Sister Linda Thompson Sister Linda Thompson is a native of Orange, Calif. Currently, she ministers as a...
Thank you for a joy-filled week
...are very inspiring and help us to want to serve others and lean into Providence…” “God has blessed me in my life as a staff member at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). I know Saint Mother Theodore Guerin would be very proud of all of you and your ministry. You have done great works in this world.” “I was a student of the Sisters in the 1960s and had an exemplary education in elementary school at St. Angela School in Chicago....
Sister Mary Ellen Kilday
...Grove. Sister Mary Ellen also taught or served in administration at Immaculata Seminary, Washington, D.C.; St. Rose High School, Chelsea, Mass.; and Cardinal Mooney High School, Sarasota, Fla. In 1974, Sister Mary Ellen started a new ministry path by serving as an educational consultant with Diener & Associates Inc. in North Carolina. For four years during her time in North Carolina, she was also the president for the Foundation for Educational Development. For two years, she ministered as the interim...
Sister Marie Consolata Gallagher
...June 13, 1932, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1935, and 1941, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education/counseling from Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Sister Marie Consolata began teaching in 1935 at St. Mary Carmelite, Joliet, Ill. In Chicago, her classrooms were at St. Mel, Our Lady of Mercy and St. Angela. In Indiana she ministered at St. Ignatius, Lafayette, and St. John, Vincennes. Sister...
Sister Sue Pietrus
...music education students that when she took her first job teaching elementary music at Costa Catholic School in Galesburg she couldn’t believe that she actually got paid for spending her days doing something she loved so much. It wasn’t surprising, then, that she began her master’s degree in music education at the University of Illinois soon after she began that first job. She wanted to be a better teacher. No doubt the most important recognition Sue ever received was the...
Sister Rosemary Eyler (formerly Sister Mary Luke)
...Master of Science in education and the second a Master of Arts in educational administration and supervision. Her first ministries were as a teacher, mostly primary grades in Illinois, Indiana, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, for about 15 years. In the height of the civil rights movement, she was given her first principal assignment — to St. Bridget’s School in Indianapolis, a primarily African American student body at the time. Thus began her 42 years in the role of principal! Sister...
Oral history: Sister Marian Brady the scholar
...remained President of Immaculata College of Washington for 14 years, until it closed. Sister Marian teaching philosophy When the college celebrated its 70th birthday at the Chinese Embassy in DC in 1977, the Washington Post interviewed Sister Marian about Immaculata College. In her office filled with artifacts from Japan, Thailand, Tanzania and other places around the world, she talked about the women-only Immaculata College environment and education: “The college undertakes to offer a value-centered education in a world too busy...
Sister Rose Marita Riordan
...providence were her teachers at St. Mel in Chicago and in high school here at the Woods where she attended Providence Juniorate, graduating in 1939. She entered the Congregation on January 5, of that same year, and professed first vows and perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1941, and 1947, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Prior to earning her degrees and after doing so,...
Sister Joseph Miriam Sheehan
...3, 1918, in Brighton, Mass., she was one of two children of Michael and Julia (Deasy) Sheehan. She attended primary and secondary school at St. Rose, Chelsea, Mass. She entered the Congregation Aug. 10, 1936, at Maryhurst in Hyattsville, Md., and professed first and perpetual vows March 11, 1939, and Jan. 23, 1945, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Rivier College, Nashua, N.H. Sister Joseph Miriam served...